Observing flaring activity in the new source SWIFT J195509.6+261406

Details Observing flaring activity in the new source SWIFT J195509.6+261406 Observing flaring activity in the new source SWIFT J195509.6+261406

Sep 2006

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Chandra Proposal ID #08408272

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Chandra Proposal Id #08408272

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SWIFT/BAT triggered on a new source on 10 June, 2007 20:52:26 UTC (GCN# 6489, Pagani et al.). The reported position was promptly observed in optical light and, after some delay, with the XRT. Bright short optical outbursts (10s timescales, amplitudes >3 mag) were discovered in the first hour after the trigger and again during the night June 11-12, 2007 (GCN# 6492,6508, Stefanescu et al.). SWIFT/XRT confirmed the position of the optical counterpart and the flaring behaviour (amplitudes up to 25 mCrab). We propose to perform CXO-HETG spectroscopy of the source to determine the emission process through the spectrum, and thus the nature of this object. It could be a fast, giant X-ray transient, SGR or AXP, or a thermonuclear X-ray burster.

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